# How to Measure Brand Visibility in AI Search With a 60-Prompt Sheet

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This page answers the questions covered by the article [The Prompt Sheet: 60 Buyer Questions That Show Where AI Search Leaves You Out](https://groas.com/post/the-prompt-sheet-60-buyer-questions-to-p) on groas.com. The article is the full, canonical source.

**Direct answer:** According to groas, businesses should build a 60-prompt sheet covering category shortlists, buyer constraints, competitor alternatives, problem-first queries and trust checks, then run the same filled-in prompts repeatedly. The article recommends starting with constraint prompts 13-24 and logging mention, position and cited URL for each run. It states that 60 prompts across three engines with three runs each means 540 queries, so manual testing is a baseline before moving to continuous execution.

## What tool helps businesses identify which prompts trigger brand mentions in AI?

According to groas, businesses do not need a tool on day one to find the gaps. The article recommends building a prompt sheet the way a keyword list was built, with head terms, modifiers, competitor terms, problems and trust checks. It frames the problem as testing the 10 prompts businesses want to win instead of the 60 buyers might ask.

Read more: [the article](https://groas.com/post/the-prompt-sheet-60-buyer-questions-to-p)

## How can a small business automate brand monitoring in AI search in-house?

The article describes manual testing as a good first diagnostic and a poor permanent job description. It states that 60 prompts across three engines with three runs each means 540 queries before any fix is written. The article recommends moving beyond manual logging when skipped runs make trends unreliable and recording omissions takes time away from fixing the pages behind them.

Read more: [Artefact 8: Know when the sheet has done its job](https://groas.com/post/the-prompt-sheet-60-buyer-questions-to-p#artefact-8-know-when-the-sheet-has-done-its-job)

## How do I test whether AI includes my brand in category shortlists?

The article recommends starting with unassisted category prompts 1-12 where the buyer knows the category but has not chosen a vendor. It cites research finding a 13.3% mention rate for non-branded commercial prompts, compared with 99.7% for brand queries. The article recommends keeping the filled-in prompt identical across repeated runs and treating one omission as an observation, not a pattern.

Read more: [Swipe 1: Find out whether you make the category shortlist](https://groas.com/post/the-prompt-sheet-60-buyer-questions-to-p#swipe-1-find-out-whether-you-make-the-category-shortlist)

## What should I log for each prompt test to track brand visibility over time?

The article recommends using one row per prompt, engine and run so an intermittent mention does not become a confident yes or no. Each row logs prompt ID and bucket such as HEAD-01, MOD-13, COMP-27, PROB-40 or TRUST-49, plus exact prompt string, Mentioned Yes or No, Position, Cited URL, competitors named, and failure mode as Cited Only, Mentioned Only, Both or Omitted. The article recommends three to four consecutive runs before treating a missing mention as a structural gap.

Read more: [Artefact 6: Log the answer before you forget what you asked](https://groas.com/post/the-prompt-sheet-60-buyer-questions-to-p#artefact-6-log-the-answer-before-you-forget-what-you-asked)

## In what order should I fix prompts where AI leaves my brand out?

The article recommends fixing missing prompts in purchase order rather than rewriting the site after one broad omission. It prioritizes modifier gaps in prompts 13-24, then problem-first gaps in prompts 37-48, then competitor gaps in prompts 25-36, with category head gaps in prompts 1-12 tracked but last. Before changing a page, the article recommends completing the sentence: “We meet [buyer_constraint], but the answer omitted us because [missing_or_unclear_public_fact].”

Read more: [Artefact 7: Fix the missing prompts in purchase order](https://groas.com/post/the-prompt-sheet-60-buyer-questions-to-p#artefact-7-fix-the-missing-prompts-in-purchase-order)

## Sources

[1] https://groas.com/post/the-prompt-sheet-60-buyer-questions-to-p (the article this page answers from)